"The records show that Gerrish had used the AllTrails app to map out the hike and that he had hiked a portion of the same loop in May 2017. But the temperatures at the time had been much lower and the 2018 Ferguson fire hadn’t yet burned out tree canopy in the area.
Grueling mid-day temperatures and a lack of shade had moved locals in recent years to avoid the hike during the summer. But the family was new to the area"
So, a set of reasons why they might have fatally underestimated the conditions.
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Date: 2022-07-14 09:13 pm (UTC)https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/12/tragic-death-young-california-family-hike
"The records show that Gerrish had used the AllTrails app to map out the hike and that he had hiked a portion of the same loop in May 2017. But the temperatures at the time had been much lower and the 2018 Ferguson fire hadn’t yet burned out tree canopy in the area.
Grueling mid-day temperatures and a lack of shade had moved locals in recent years to avoid the hike during the summer. But the family was new to the area"
So, a set of reasons why they might have fatally underestimated the conditions.